Written by Roger Creager/Trent Willmon
Intro:
Picking:
F G C
Verse:
Am F C
I like the way this salty, warm breeze feels
Am F C
As I make another cast with this old rod and reel
Am F
Sounds like things are going well
C
From the tone of your letter
Am
Am I doing okay?
F
I guess you could say
G
I'm keeping my head above water
F G C
On the deck of this old saltwater lady
F G C
Dancin' 'cross the waves
F G C
The seaside world slows down to an idle
Dm G
The sun sets red over Copano Bay
F G C
You moved on with your life in California
F G Am
I'll move on with mine
F G C Am
Sometimes things take a little longer
F G F G C
Here on gulf coast time 
Picking:
F G C
Verse:
Am F C
It's nice just getting back to the simple things
Am F C
Like the taste of this fresh key lime in my drink
Am
Took that watch you gave me
F C
Tossed it 'bout a mile offshore
Am F
Just another anchor around me weighing me down that
G
I don't need anymore
F G C
On the deck of this old saltwater lady
F G C
Dancin' 'cross the waves
F G C
The seaside world slows down to an idle
Dm G
The sun sets red over Copano Bay
F G C
You moved on with your life in California
F G Am
I'll move on with mine
F G C Am
Sometimes things take a little longer
F G F G C
Here on gulf coast time
Picking:
F G C
BREAK:
Dm
And I know
Em F
I'm getting better with every breath of ocean
G
I breathe in
Am Em G
And my soul gets stronger every moment I spend
F G C
On the deck of this old saltwater lady
F G C
Dancin' 'cross the waves
F G C
The seaside world slows down to an idle
Dm G
And the sun sets red over Copano Bay
F G C
You moved on with your life in California
F G Am
I'll move on with mine
F G C Am
But sometimes things take a little longer
F G C
Here on gulf coast time
OUTRO:
F G C Am
Sometimes things take a little longer
F G F G C
Here on gulf coast time
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
